Palmoxylon
Sign in to savePalmoxylon, also called petrified palmwood, is an extinct genus of palm named from petrified wood found around the world.
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- Palmoxylon
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- 84900000-0
- end time
- 11600000-0
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Palmoxylon, also called petrified palmwood, is an extinct genus of palm named from petrified wood found around the world.
== Fossil record == This genus is known in the fossil record from the Late Cretaceous to the Miocene (from about 84.9 to 11.6 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Germany, Italy (Sardinia), United States, Egypt, Libya and Argentina (Bororó and Salamanca Formations). Many species were described from the Deccan Traps in India.
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Arecaceae generaCoryphoideaeEocene plantsFossils of ArgentinaFossils of EgyptFossils of GermanyFossils of IndiaFossils of the United StatesFossil taxa described in 1882Late Cretaceous plantsMiocene genus extinctionsOligocene plantsPaleocene plantsPaleogene ArgentinaPrehistoric angiosperm generaPrehistoric life of AfricaPrehistoric life of AsiaPrehistoric life of EuropePrehistoric plants of North AmericaPrehistoric plants of South AmericaRiochicanSantonian genus first appearancesSymbols of LouisianaSymbols of Texas